puts down

present tense third-person singular of put down
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as in enters
to put (someone or something) on a list put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip

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as in attributes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience

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Recent Examples of puts down As for the other Bridgertons, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) is mourning the loss of her husband John (Victor Alli), Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is still avoiding men and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) puts down her Lady Whistledown pen for good. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 Let’s say the buyer puts down 25% or $213,750, giving him/her a mortgage balance of $641,250. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 Private Mortgage Insurance, known as PMI, is typically required when a buyer puts down less than 20% of the purchase price. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts down
Verb
  • While significant layoffs swept ESPN, the article dismisses speculation that high-profile contracts, such as Pat McAfee's, were the direct cause of Ravech's unexpected departure.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.
    Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The wallet itself runs checks against counterparties, enforces spending rules, and logs every interaction, effectively preventing the agent from acting outside approved parameters.
    Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In a typical year, Michigan logs around fifty cyclospora infections; in the past month, the state has recorded more than three thousand.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Before a module enters the pit, technicians must integrate three heavy components into a single unit inside the Assembly Hall.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • As training camps fire up across the league, Hill enters free agency as an intriguing wild card.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
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  • Non-breeding mole-rat females are known to run high on prolactin, a hormone that also suppresses fertility during lactation in nursing mammals.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • Oura Ring emphasizes morning sunlight in its education content, noting that first-thing sunlight suppresses melatonin and increases cortisol, and positions itself as a tool to track sleep and validate sunmaxxing habits.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
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  • Kevin, now 67, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about two and a half years ago and attributes his diagnosis to his polluted three-month post in the Persian Gulf.
    WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • The prospectus attributes the first-quarter loss squarely to slowing sales after the exemption's removal, plus a one-time accounting charge.
    Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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  • And the human brain only consumes about 20 watts of energy doing that.
    Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • Every prompt, response, and autonomous agent interaction consumes tokens, and as AI systems become more sophisticated, usage can scale from thousands to millions—or even trillions—of tokens.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 July 2026
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  • The sheets are also coated in a gel essence for a smooth, seamless feel, which minimizes friction—making these the virtual opposite of an exfoliating pad.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 July 2026
  • Take Bovaer, a popular feed additive that reduces cows’ methane emissions — or, in other words, minimizes the methane in their burps.
    Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Each year, the department faces lawsuits cataloging records inquiries that the LAPD failed to respond to by the 10-day or 24-day deadline.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The alleged crime In the early hours of May 10, 2025, Pearson allegedly approached the house where the victim was sleeping, court records state.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

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“Puts down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20down. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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